EU Discovers Putin's Money, Still Ignores Yours
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reaffirms the EU's intent to 'tap' frozen Russian state assets—an estimated $300 billion, according to the EU Council on February 20, 2024—to bankroll Ukraine. It's truly heartwarming to see such swift, decisive action when national coffers are at stake. One might wonder about this sudden penchant for 'seizing' funds when, say, the working poor
across Europe struggle with inflation, or when Greece's sovereign debt crisis wasn't met with such innovative asset 'redistribution' by the same EU architects. This 'scramble' has less to do with justice and more with a convenient legal loophole being invented for geopolitical leverage. While the West is busy devising ways to 'steal' (RT's term, but hard to argue with a straight face) Russia's
frozen funds, the average European citizen sees their own real wages stagnate. The speed with which they can nationalize foreign assets vs. address domestic poverty is truly a marvel of modern governance.